Churchyard Wall, Railings and Gates to St James's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Islington local planning authority area, England. Churchyard wall. 2 related planning applications.
Churchyard Wall, Railings and Gates to St James's Church
- WRENN ID
- blind-basalt-cobweb
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Islington
- Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury MP: Emily Thornberry (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Churchyard wall
- Address
- Churchyard Wall, Railings and Gates to St James's Church, Clerkenwell Close, EC1R 0AA
- OS grid reference
- TQ 314 821
- Coordinates
- 51.52337, -0.10623
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A late 18th-century churchyard wall, railings, and gates form part of the boundary of St James's Church. The wall is low and constructed of brown brick in a Flemish bond pattern, extending for approximately 75 metres along the south, west, and a short section of the north sides of the churchyard, beginning at number 53 Clerkenwell Close. Cast-iron railings run atop the wall. The gates incorporate scrolled overthrow lampholders at the south and west entrances.
Local climate
Churchyard Wall, Railings and Gates to St James's Church sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 6 transactions since 2013
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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